In Celebration of Black History Month and resistance to the ongoing Anti-DEI movement in the US. I want to celebrate Diana Hicks Sherer.
She is not a world-renowned author but does have a fictional book titled "World Champions Only," about relationships and behind-the-scenes deals made for the Fight of the Century. Diana was a Soul Train Dancer from 1980 to 1988. She was one of the trailblazing female sportswriters who covered various sports. She later became the Director of Marketing and public relations for Forum Boxing. She was also one of my Partners at the UPS Call Center in Las Vegas. She gave me the mantra: " We are getting older and have limited energy, so we need to pick which battles are worth spending it on!" Do I do it right every time? Not really, but I always go back to her words when I self-review to be better the next time.
In the spirit of Black History Month and resistance to the anti-DEI movement in the U.S., I would like to celebrate Author Tressie McMillan Cottom.
Several years ago, our UPS Director asked us to read her book THICK, which provided a personal perspective on being a Black woman. It was painful to read, but I am glad I was asked to read it with an open mind. What some of us take for granted is not the experience our Fellow Americans have to deal with.
I have followed Tressie on social media(Twitter, X) ever since because she shared personal experiences and a powerful message that we can be better.
Here is the link to Amazon on her book. It has 4.7 stars
